Low Carb - High Fat diet

[Old Greg]

Yes, haven't tulip for a while.

How much dietary fibre are you eating per day?

[russell]

So you're full of tulip.

[doodab]

I'm not convinced myself by the wheat thing, however I believe that a diet high in carbs is the cause of obesity, not the energy imbalance of too many calories in vs out.

It would make more sense if you said that a high carb diet is more likely to result in, or even cause, a large +ve energy imbalance. Cos ultimately it *is* an energy balance issue. The problem is people eat too much, and I do think the amount of processed food in modern diets has something to do with that.

I personally have the opposite problem now, I actually struggle to consume enough calories & protein to maintain weight. I am constantly thinking about my next meal or snack, even when I'm eating.

[russell]

How much dietary fibre are you eating per day?

I eat a lot of spinach or kale etc so probably 6-10grams a day

[Old Greg]

I eat a lot of spinach or kale etc so probably 6-10grams a day

Do you consider that a healthy quantity?

[russell]

Do you consider that a healthy quantity?

Bit low, but I will see how it goes, will increase it need be.

[Mich the Tester]

Some say its more like 1g per kilo minus 10%. So I would need around 85g to maintain.

3 eggs and a couple of chicken breasts or a steak/burger should be enough, that around 85g of protein, add more if you want to build.

So if you're aiming for 80% fat in your diet and you've just eaten all that protein, where's that going to come from? A tub of lard a day?

[doodab]

Food nowadays is calorie dense so you need to exercise for hours just to burn off a small meal.

Only if you choose calorie dense food. Most food, even stuff with carbs in like fruit and veg, is no more energy dense now than it ever has been.

[doodab]

So if you're aiming for 80% fat in your diet and you've just eaten all that protein, where's that going to come from? A tub of lard a day?

Ice cream?

[Mich the Tester]

Only if you choose calorie dense food. Most food, even stuff with carbs in like fruit and veg, is no more energy dense now than it ever has been.

Back on cretinwatch duty! Hurrah for doodab!